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APPARATUS FOR SPRAYING MEDICINES.

No. 316,468. Patented Apr. 28, 1885.

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APPARATUS FOR SPRAYING MEDICINES.

SEECIPICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 316,468, dated April 28, 1885. Application filed June 21, 1884. (No model.) Patented in Germany September 19, 1883, No. 27,799, and in Austria-Hungary To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, PAUL LOOHMANN, asubject of the Emperor of Germany, residing at Gohlis, near Liepsic, Saxony, in the Empire of Germany, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Devices for Spraying Medicines, of which the following is a specification, for which Letters Patent have been granted in Germany, No. 27,799, dated September 19, 1883; in Austria, No. 44,504, dated February 8, 1884;, and in Hungary, No. 3,388, dated February 8,1884.

The nature of my invent-ion consists in the arrangement of the escapenozzles whereby the fine stream or spray of steam, water, or medicated substance may be made to discharge in any desired direction,and,further, in arrangement for insuring the clear opening at the mouth of the jet-pipes, and cleaning the same readily of any possible obstruction.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure I represents a vertical section of an apparatus, showing the general construction of the same. Figs. II and 1H show the jet-pipes in an en'- larged scale. Figs. IV, V, and VI are modifications in the arrangement and show the ar-' rangement for keeping clean the ends or mouths of the jet-pipes.

Similar letters represent similar partsin all the figures.

In Fig. I, which represents the whole apparatus,A is a reservoir for water, from which the steam is to be generated passing through the pipe A and a suitable valve or cock, at, (here inafter fully described,) into the jet-pipe B is asuitable lamp placed under the reservoir A to generate the required steam.

F is a vessel supported on a suitable frame above the reservoir A, to contain the required water or medicated fluid.

It is aflexible tube one end of which lies in the vessel F, having at its other end a jetpipe, 1", arranged at right angles with the steam jet pipe 2', whereby through the escaping steam the water from the vessel F is drawn through the pipe B and distributed in a very fine spray at the mouth of the jet-pipe r in the usual manner.

This general arrangement is similar to the general construction of similar apparatus, but is subject to the objections that the direction Feblnary 8, 1884, No. 44,504 and No. 3,388.

of the escaping steam or spray is always in one and the same direction, according to the construct-ion of the apparatus. To be able to regulate this direction of the spray, I connect with the end of the pipe A a bent pipe, to, provided at its end with a suitable plug, (1, similar to the plug of a cock, with suitable passages. Around this plug d the plug-case p is fitted, secured in place by the Washer .9. To this plug-casep the jetpipe t" is attached, and said plug-case is provided with the necessary passages to form, in any position said plug-case may be moved or turned on the plug d, the desired passage with the pipes a and A and the reservoir A, for the free escape of the generated steam at the mouth of the jet-pipe i. A guidingpiece, g, is attached to the plug-case p, and, if desired, aguide-piece, 9, may be attached to the jet-pipe :i to secure the pipe R andjet-pipe r and hold the latter in its proper position in relation with the ,mouth of the jet-pipe 1'. By this arrangement,

the position of the jet pipes i and 9' maybe turned in any direction desired, and conse quently the direction of escaping steam or spray regulated as may be found most convenient for the patient and for the particular place to which the spray is to applied.

Instead of the above-described arrangement, the plug-case 1) may be arranged on a plate, A, and the plug d fitted into said case capable of turning and secured in place by the washers, as shown in Figs. IV, V, and VI. In that case the jet-pipe i is attached to the end of the plug (1, and the guiding-piece g, to fix the proper position of the jet-pipe r, is attached to the same. In this case the plate A, and in the former case the coupling A, between the pipe at and the pipe A, are attached to a pipe, a, turning either inside or outside upon the end of the pipe A, by which. arrangement the j et-pipes may be turned horizontally in any direction, while by the arrangement of the plug d, as above described, said jetpipes can be moved in any position vertically, as may be desired.

The mouths of the jet-pipes i and 1 must naturally be very small, and, as the same become easily obstructed by small impurities coming from the fluid in the vessel F or from the water in the reservoir A, I arrange. a fine needle, 0, in these jet'pipes, (see Figs. IV and l V,) provided with a collar, 12, against which a spring, 6, is made to act so as to keep said needle clear away out of the mouths of the jetpipes. The end of the needle passes through the ends of the jet-pipes, and is provided with a small knob, w, through which, when pressure is applied to said knob w, the needle 0 can be moved outward into and through the mouth of the jet-pipes to clean the same of any obstruction.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a device for spraying medicines, in

combination with the steam-escape pipe A,

the pipe a", coupling A, pipe a, plug d, with plug-casep,jet-pipe i, and jet-pipe 1", arranged to operate in the manner and for the purpose substantially as described.

2. In combination with the jet-pipes 2' and 20 r, the needles o,with collar 12 andknob w, and spring 6, arranged to operate substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of 2 5 two subscribing witnesses.

PAUL LOGHMANN.

- Witnesses:

J ACOB PEELE, OSWALD SCHMIDT. 

